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Trans-Blot® Turbo™ Transfer System (170-4155)

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The Trans-Blot Turbo Transfer System is a high-performance western blotting system designed to provide rapid transfers with high efficiency.It combines traditional blotting techniques with modern filter paper and buffers, allowing rapid transfer of proteins from gels to membranes with minimal preparation time. The system integrates a high amperage power supply that directs current between a built-in platinized titanium anode and a stainless steel cathode. This enables blot transfer of protein in as little as 3 minutes without sacrificing performance. The entire system is in a ready-to-use format that allows researchers to obtain their results faster and easier, with reproducibility that is difficult to achieve using traditional blotting methods. The Trans-Blot Turbo Transfer Packs include...Read more

It's easy to use and very handy for everyone. I am very happy with this system for western blot.

Ease of use

5 out of 5

After sales service

4 out of 5

Value for money

5 out of 5

Review date:22 Jun 2015

Trans-Blot® Turbo™ Transfer System (170-4155)

"Trans-Blot® Turbo is easy to use for the transferring of proteins from Gel. It takes very little time for transfer to complete and can do four mini gels transfer at a time. It's easy to use and very handy for everyone.
It comes with loaded protocol or customizable according to requirements. I am very happy with this system for western blot.
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"Bio-Rad’s transfer system is one of the best I have used. I have used iblot before. While most of the ways this machine is used are very similar to iblot, this machine is sturdier. There are more options for transfer. The two cassettes can hold 1–2 midi or up to 4 mini blotting sandwiches. There are so many options. We have size options with midi or mini and we also have PVDF or nitrocellulose. We also use their pre-cast gels, but it works very well with our home-made gels too.
While the cost of using these systems may seem high, in reality it isn't, because we don't always factor in the cost of the person who spends time pouring gel, running gel and transferring them. Here, we save time and cost ultimately and get reliable, repeatable data.
I am particularly impressed with after sales services provided. We had an issue with the cassette that our representative noticed while she was visiting and she had it replaced at no cost and without being asked to.
Definitely will recommend t"

"It is simple, fast and easy to use semi dry transfer apparatus for westerns. It really helps when you need to do multiple western transfers a day. Even beginners can handle it without much handholding. For what it does its competitively priced. Also it doesn’t force us to use proprietary consumables unlike some of similar products from competitors. "

"It is simple to use and fast to finish for Western Blot. Western Blot takes times every step including running gel, gel transfer, and antibody treatment. It is critical to ready a membrane before end of day for overnight treatment of a primary antibody. It is not necessary to pre-soak the gel before transferring and takes only 7 minutes for transferring the gel to membrane. Another attractive thing is that it can transfer 4 gels at the same time in 7 minutes. I recommend if you regularly perform a lot of Western Blot to save your time and reduce your burden. Time is money."

"This is a great product! But you must use associated reagents. I've used this for both bdnf westerns and for phospho erk and creb westerns. It wasn't as effective for smaller molecules but is the standard in our lab."

"It's easy to use. I like this product because it helps with my western blotting assays which are more complicated, specifically with high and low molecular weight proteins which are hard to transfer. "

"Before using the turbo trans-blot module, I was using the mini-protean cell from Bio-Rad. After switching to the turbo trans-blot module, I realized how much more efficient and time-effective the new module is. The reproducibility and reliability is impeccable. "

"It’s a good product, but I prefer the old way. It’s true that this method is faster, but to identify heavy proteins is very hard. For example proteins over 250kD. If they worked on this problem, it would be better."

"It’s easy to use and saves lots of time. It approximately takes 5 minutes for blotting. This robust technology enables us to run more samples in a day, which in turn increases the efficiency of the research."

"This Bio-Rad system for western transfer is a very user-friendly system. It’s versatile and is fit for any kind of run of western blots - be it with the pre-made gels or the ones made in lab. It is a very accurate system and transfers almost all the protein to the membrane. The only problem faced at times is during transfer when air bubbles get in. Otherwise it’s perfect!!"

"This product is easy to use. It works well with other Bio-Rad products. The blot can be visualized within a short period of time. I would definitely recommend this product to other colleagues. It would be good to have a free trial before purchase."

"A great product, easy to use and efficiency is very good. This is a nice product to recommend. I have been using it for the last 2 years with increased transfer efficiency, less anti body to use and less protein to load."

"The product is easy to use, however the precast gels can get a little costly. The SDS gel runs fast and quick to speed up the process. We have had no issues with the apparatus itself which allows us to run four gels at once. The transfer of proteins are sufficient for a good Western blot result in which we can compare relatively easily across experimental runs. Bio-Rad usually runs great specials that will give you the apparatus free with the purchase of the SDS pre-cast gels. I have had high school students, undergraduate college students, masters students, and lab technicians use the product and they all enjoy the ease and user friendliness of the products that Bio-Rad offers. The product is very durable and we have been using the product for over three years."

"Easy to use apparatus. Works very well to transfer. We have never had any problem with this apparatus and actually have 4 of them in our lab."

Description

The Trans-Blot Turbo Transfer System is a high-performance western blotting system designed to provide rapid transfers with high efficiency.

It combines traditional blotting techniques with modern filter paper and buffers, allowing rapid transfer of proteins from gels to membranes with minimal preparation time. The system integrates a high amperage power supply that directs current between a built-in platinized titanium anode and a stainless steel cathode. This enables blot transfer of protein in as little as 3 minutes without sacrificing performance.

The entire system is in a ready-to-use format that allows researchers to obtain their results faster and easier, with reproducibility that is difficult to achieve using traditional blotting methods. The Trans-Blot Turbo Transfer Packs includes an optimized buffer, membrane, and filter paper combination that provides superior blot transfers when paired with the Trans-Blot Turbo blotting apparatus.

Trans-Blot® Turbo™ Transfer System Features and Benefits:

Rapid transfer — transfers mini or midi gels in as little as 3 min.

High throughput — can transfer 1–4 mini or 1–2 midi gels in a single run.